Gaynor v. Jonas
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Max H. Jonas, from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in- favor of the plaintiff, entered on the 3d day of September, 1904.
1Opinion of the Court
Willard Bartlett, J.:
This action was brought to recover damages for the alleged unlawful discharge of the plaintiff from the service of the defendant. The proof was such as to warrant the Municipal Court justice in finding, and we must assume that he found, that a contract was entered into between the plaintiff and defendant whereby the defendant undertook to employ the plaintiff as a millinery trimmer for a period of three months at a compensation of sixteen dollars a week ; and that after the plaintiff had rendered services under this contract for about a month she was discharged by the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Wolfe v. . HowesNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Turner v. . KouwenhovenNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Hubbard v. BeldenSupreme Court of Vermont · 1855
- Green v. GilbertWisconsin Supreme Court · 1867
3Cited by4 opinions
- Kinzer Construction Co. v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1910
- Fahey v. KennedyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1930
- Rubin v. International Film Co.City of New York Municipal Court · 1924
- Fischhoff v. Adels-Loeb, Inc.New York City Court · 1947